Was it offside? Reaction to that late disallowed goal and a frustrating performance from Leeds United that promised more early in the game.
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Leeds – who had 18 shots and 74 per cent possession on the night – thought they had won the game late on, when substitute Jaidon Anthony slammed in Willy Gnonto’s square ball, only for the offside flag to swiftly follow celebrations.
If the third-place visitors defeat West Brom and Swansea, respectively, on Saturday night, they might find themselves 10 points outside the automatic promotion spots. Nevertheless, they have closed the distance to the current top two to seven points.
After Matt Taylor was fired, Wayne Carlisle took over as interim manager of Rotherham, and the team is now just three points away from leaving the relegation zone.
How Leeds were frustrated in the Yorkshire derby
At the New York, Leeds set their stall early and were ahead before any kind of rhythm could be established in the match.
Ethan Ampadu was fed by Glen Kamara, and Summerville was found on the left by his accurate pass. The U21 international from the Netherlands defied the offside trap, moved swiftly into the box, and curled in his eighth goal of the year with style.
After that, Farke’s team controlled the ball and most likely ought to have increased their lead. Summerville forced a good save from Viktor Johansson, and Joel Piroe missed a few opportunities as Kamara rocketed into the side net.
Rather, Rotherham levelled with their first on target during first-half stoppage time. After the ball got a fortuitous nick from Joe Rodon’s leg, Christ Tiehi’s slip assisted in getting the ball into the Leeds area, where Odoffin scored a superb equaliser.
Not long after the interval, they too came dangerously close to winning the match. Liam Cooper was on the scene and made the vital block after Sam Nombe capitalised on Ampadu’s weak header and beat Illan Meslier with his shot.
Farke sent on Ian Carlo Poveda, Patrick Bamford, and Gnonto in an attempt to win. Then Gnonto curled a shot wide, Bamford skimmed the pot-shot, and fellow substitute Pascal Struijk headed a ball to the back post with minimal effort but with excruciating agony.
After a period of sustained pressure, Leeds appeared to have won the match when Anthony nudged in Gnonto’s cross, but Bamford strayed as he attempted to attack the offside flag, which saved Rotherham.
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